Bro Houdini (Ehrich Weiss) was born in Budapest on the 24th March 1874was Initiated into St. Cecile Lodge No. 568 in New York City on 17th July, 1923 at the age of 49. Bro. Harry Houdini was Passed and Raised in 1924 he became a Shriner in New York’s Mecca Temple. He was immensely proud of his Masonic membership, and gave a benefit performance for the Valley of New York filling a Scottish Rite Cathedral with 4000 seats and raising thousands of dollars for needy Brethren.
